A PKK terrorist Fecri Demir neutralized in eastern Turkey was tagged 'grey' on Interior Ministry list
One of the two PKK terrorists neutralized in eastern Turkey was on the grey list of the Interior Ministry, the Turkish army said on Sunday.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
Fecri Demir, codenamed Tolhildan, was killed on Friday in an air-backed operation on eastern Ağrı province’s rural Dogubayazit area, according to the General Staff.
The Interior Ministry's wanted list is divided into five color-coded categories, with red as the most wanted, followed by blue, green, orange and grey.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.
At least nine PKK terrorists have been neutralized as part of anti-terror operations in eastern Turkey and northern Iraq, said officials on Sunday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.According to an Interior Ministry statement, six terrorists were neutralized in the eastern provinces of Bingol, Agri, and Tunceli. One of the terrorists, identified as Mehmet Sirin, codenamed Poyraz Agir, had been on Turkey's most wanted terrorist list. During operations in Bingol's Karliova district, one soldier was also martyred and two were injured, said a statement by the Bingol Governorship. Separately, three more terrorists were neutralized in Avasin-Basyan, northern Iraq, according to the Turkish General Staff. In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people.Turkish forces neutralize two PKK terroristsTurkish soldier martyred in PKK terror attackSuspected PKK terrorist arrested in western TurkeyTurkey, US conduct 35th round of patrols in Manbij
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Turkish forces “neutralized” two PKK terrorists during anti-terror operations in eastern Turkey, the military said on Saturday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The terrorists were neutralized in an air-backed operation on eastern Ağrı province, the General Staff said on its official Twitter account.According to the provincial governor’s office, they were neutralized in rural Dogubayazit area on Friday. Local gendarmes were part of the counter-terror operation.In its more than 30-year terrorist campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including many women and children.Suspected PKK terrorist arrested in western TurkeyTurkey, US conduct 35th round of patrols in ManbijTurkey remembers martyrs of Operation Euphrates ShieldMilitary solution in Syria’s Idlib would be ‘disaster’: Turkish FMTurkish jets ‘neutralize’ PKK terrorists in N.Iraq
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A Turkish soldier on Saturday succumbed to his wounds from a PKK terror attack in eastern Turkey, the military said.In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the soldier was wounded in a counter-terror operation in Ağrı province on Tuesday.The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as the U.S. and EU.The PKK's over three-decade terror campaign against Turkey has killed some 40,000 people, including women and children.Suspected PKK terrorist arrested in western TurkeyTurkey, US conduct 35th round of patrols in ManbijTurkey remembers martyrs of Operation Euphrates ShieldMilitary solution in Syria’s Idlib would be ‘disaster’: Turkish FM
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A suspected senior PKK terrorist was arrested in the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne during an anti-terror operation, security sources said on Saturday. The suspect, identified as Yilmaz A. -- one of the heads of the Democratic Society Center in the French city of Marseilles, a pro-PKK group -- was nabbed at the Hamzabeyli Border Crossing into Bulgaria, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media. The operation was jointly carried out by the Turkish police and National Intelligence Organzation (MIT), helped by a tip that he might try to leave the country. Ramazan A., codenamed Sertav -- on the most wanted terrorist list of Turkish Interior Ministry -- is the brother of Yilmaz A., the sources added. Listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, the PKK has waged a wide-ranging terror campaign against the Turkish state since the mid-1980s, in which an estimated 40,000 people have been killed, including women and children.
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Turkish and U.S. troops on Saturday completed their 35th round of patrols in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a deal to rid the area of the YPG/PKK terror group.In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said forces of both countries conducted separate coordinated patrols in the region between areas liberated by Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield and Manbij.Patrols by Turkish and U.S. troops in the region began on June 18.The Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S. focuses on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated YPG terror group from the city in order to stabilize the region.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK has taken some 40,000 lives, including many women and children. The YPG is its Syrian branch.Should the Manbij model prove a success, Turkey will push for a similar arrangement in eastern Syria.Turkey has said the presence of terror forces near its border constitutes a threat and has launched military operations and other efforts to rid the region of terrorists.
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